Bathing chair



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J. SUMMER BATHING CHAIR Filed Feb. 23, 1926 ATTORNEYS 10 tion in theWater out in the claims,

an balsa Wood or other materials of Patented Aug" 31, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

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, na'rnme CHAIR.

Application filed February 23,- 192'6. Serial No. 90,122.

An object of the w resent invention is to provide a bathing air in whichabather assume a comfortable seated position in the Water, and will be"buoyed up andmaintained with may his head above water at all times.

A further object of the invention 1s to prbvide a bathingchair which,when in use, will serve to retain the user in a seated posiwithoutdanger of tipping over and submerging the head.

Further objects of the invent on are to provide a device of thischaracter, of simple, I

practical construction, which will be rugged,

durable and eh'icicnt in use, ..which n1a-y be readily applied orremoved, and which may be manufactured with comparative economy. Withthe above noted mview, the. invention consists in certain 2.6 novelfeaturesof construction and combinations and arrangements of parts,aswill be more fully hereinafter set The invention may be more fullyunderstood from the following descriptionm connection; with the accom- Ipanymg drawings, wherein- The drawing is a perspectivetview of a bathingchair embodyin the present inven; tion, the dotted lines indicating anoccupant ofthe ch'air. v

Referring with particularity to the draW-' ings l have used thereference character 10 to designate a buoyant body encircling eleament'which maybe' formed of ciirk, kapok,

recognized buoyant qualities, or may if desired, be in the nature of aninflatable'tube. The member 10 is adapted to encircle the body of awearer beneath the shoulders, leaving the wearers arms outside of themember 10 and freely movable.

Suspended from the body encircling element lO is a watQO; is preferablyconnected to the rear of the member-'10 by a pair of yertiealstraps-11",: and the front of the seat cohri'ected'to' the member 10 byStraps 11 and 12. vmay be provided. with for adjusting their length.Connecting the straps 11 is a cross stra 1.3 adapted to snugly engagethe small ofthe back of an occupant of the chair. A cross strap 14connecting the straps 12 near their lower ends is connected at itsintermediate portion to one end of an adjustable vertical and otherobjects forth and pointed ing The rear of the seat apair. of verticalstraps-12 strap 15, the other end of which is secured to the front ofthe chair. Strap 14:, thus cooperates with the lower portions of thestraps 12 and with the strap 15 to define leg embracing means. do edgeof the ehairis Preferably the forwar 16 to accommodate the legs ofan'occupant seated on the chair, and render the seat 20 more comfortable inuse.

It will be understood that the strap 15 of the user and pro a chair fromslipping rises between the legs vents the occupant of forwardly out ofthe seat under the strap 14.

- By making all of the verticalstra-ps adjustable as to length,thedevice may readily accommodate itself to the size of the user. Thebathing chair will not only be amusing in use, but willassure thesupport of the occupant in a comfortable upright'position Withthe headout of'water at all times.

Various changes and made in the general form and arrangement of partsdescribed without departing from the invention. Hence I do not'wish tolimit myself to the detailssetforth, but shall considervmyselfi atliberty.to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within thestraps of the rear pair and the straps or the vforward pair. e 2. Adevice of the class described, include i y encircling element adapted togird the body ofawearer imme-i ing a buoyant bod diately below theoulders, a series of straps depending from said element, and a seatcarried by the straps,

said straps being arranged in pairs adapted for disposition respectivelybehind and in front of the wearp er s'body,-'a1id cross strapsconnecting the straps of the rear pair and the straps of the forwardpair, the ,orward cross strap being connected to the forward edge of theseat by an ad ustable vertical strap.

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the shoulders, a series of l front of the Wear .ers body, and crossstraps connecting the

